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OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

A derby of all hats!

And a rare riding derby with a short crown and vent holes. Very close to my size to boot.

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Could it be a clerical hat?

That was my first thought, but the vents threw me. When I searched for something similar I did run across another low crown, vented hat that was in a museum and described as a "riding derby". I really don't know for sure. Wish I could find it in an old Stetson catalog.

The Wood Bros. could have sold a minister's hat.

1904:

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jeff

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Hunh.... I've not seen anything like that before.

Did the felt split along the stitching for the sweatband?

Or is this a two-piece construction bowler?
 
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DEFEAT. :(

As soon as I touched it I knew something wasn’t right. The felt is rough and felt like wool. I’ve never had a Stetson Clear Nutria before so I thought maybe this was how the felt is. No labels under the sweatband and the sweatband has been re-sewn and it’s about 45 degrees off so the ribbon that belongs at the seam is on the side of the hat. The gap in the sweatband looks to be caused by using a sweatband that is too small for the current hat size.

My working hypothesis is someone salvaged a sweatband from a Stetson Clear Nutria and crudely sewed in into this current hat of unknown make or material. Bummer.


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